There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Île de Ré by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Reims - Champagne-Ardenne TGVbus
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
20h 4m€193–303Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Eisenach central bus station to Erfurt central train stationbus 020
- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
23h 45m€113–185Train, bus via Mainz
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhoftrain 24
- Take the bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Reims - Champagne-Ardenne TGVbus
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
21h 55m€228–390Drive 1,177 km
- Drive from Europe to La Flottecar 1,177 km
11h 36m€188–271Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
12h 19m€164–388Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Toursbus
- Take the bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
24h 47m€119–258Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Nantesbus
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain Ter
26h 44m€179–312Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FRA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
15h 12m€175–443Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HAJ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
14h 33mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NUE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
14h 35m€155–470Train to Frankfurt, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane FRA - LRH
11h 10m€193–421Train to Frankfurt, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
13h 20m€198–446
Europe to Île de Ré by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Île de Ré is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 23h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Île de Ré is to train and fly which takes 11h 10m and costs €190 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte and arriving at Sablanceaux via Eisenach central bus station, Erfurt central train station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 45m.
The distance between Europe and Île de Ré is 1386 km. The road distance is 1177 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Île de Ré without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 4m and costs €190 - €310.
It takes approximately 20h 4m to get from Europe to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Europe to Île de Ré bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Eisenach central bus station.
Europe to Île de Ré bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Erfurt central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Île de Ré is 1177 km. It takes approximately 11h 36m to drive from Europe to Île de Ré.
There are 2447+ hotels available in Île de Ré.
What companies run services between Europe and Île de Ré, France?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Sablanceaux via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach central bus station, Erfurt central train station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, La Rochelle - Bus Station, and Gare routière in around 23h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–450
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Reims - Champagne-Ardenne TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Reims - Champagne-Ardenne TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eisenach central bus station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Erfurt central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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